RHODES SCHOLARSHIP.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 5

RHODES SCHOLARSHIP.

■v> ■.■:'•..' i> ■ : y,.-'X -J.'' : ---■''-■■■ ■ ::; '-'' ■■■ '■ ■■' ■■' :i:VICTORIA; COLLEGE H' Mri- David~S. ■SmithVjDL.B/, eldest.son Smith::(of.lSt.:."Andrew's;Presbyterian.Church) has been se-' leoted'by' the Professorial Board .of "Vicr ■toria.: College as' its : ':rio'm'inee; for. -this ■year's-.Rhodes ■scholar,.;; The final selec- ■ tioh ; is; to' , be .made' .by'the General Com-' mittee- in-December-neif. : . \" .. "•.:"'.., 7Mr. D. S;-;Smith" was .'born in ;Dunedin '.in.-1888,' and'/subsequently...-■ attended!-the Central, School, Iriyercargill, where ho "was rdiix in : ;1901,' ; .in .which year, he.-dbtairied a.: 'scholarship to. ; the : Invercargill Boys' :High" School.;, In 1903 Mr. .Smith came, to; .Wellington College.ah'd'while. there passed his-solicitor's general knowledge and,' matriculation ; examinations. ■. He. was also bracketed:for.the Liyertdri.history prize. ■In '1905-Mr,iSmith :entered..Victoria Col- ; lege, and - studied i : for-' his.-.' LL'.B;' degree. .In.;first jear's terms,-he: was placed :iu the-first class.y.iri..Latin, mental;■ "science," constitutional- history, : and . jnrisprud ence, ;arid the following-year; passed- ;his;degree examination in- these' subjects, completing the - course; in ./1909. /.This; session hei.h'as ■been''working'■■'for:.his- honours' fass,. but will: not take the esaminatipn. until'next .year.y--v'; ; ;/"?\/> i; :- -..•,;:..•• .■'.;.-■;; . -ilri, 1906 V Mr. 'Smith'; ;won : the new. prize -in r the"'.Victoria College. .Debating, boc'iety, -'and-'-later y'won "the Plunket^medal. -. He was : .also; one of- the members/of-the'.successful. debatingteam, 'which' .competed-'at ■ the,fEaster; tourna.aerit,debate.' -As'a'rneiiiber 'of the.esecu-_

:'tive'ofvthe. Students' Association in. 1907, ./Mr.:Smith.:'at■ ; times held ■various'offices, .and 1 ' is \ how: president.- , Hβ. is ; also' pr'esi-' v deist.;-:pf - the ;Victoria :■■ Christian :: TJniori, , and:-,siiicerl9oß/:;lias Cbeerl / dno. of >; General .Committee/'of tKe v Australasian ..CnristianVTJnibn.v"'.; .r;;H '" :. ; V;; '."■'"■ ,: : -In>'athletics , ;' Sir. 'Smith,' has; taken 'a

: l;v.'k«eiirVandV;:piicK^ ; lnteresy-viii'--:vTari6us •':.'■' ■■'■-■ sports■. since .;-thA'--.Kme.;'.ffhph _ VKe;;Trfts; , 'iii i ; both- the iobtballLahd-cricket'teams, of /•. the '.Sbuthlarid-High School.'; He has play- ;;..■ ed : >h6ckey.,for Victoria^:College:since .1000, /;:; and'was. on. the-. Hockey Committee, in ■;• •:'-. 1307 : andi the following 'year:, J 'Hβ'is-'no*; :■. olub .captain iand vice-captain':of the ■gen-' ':■.:'■ ior-.teami'-"During■ : :th<f:years' 1907;' 1909, ■■V:^ : and-'-1910vhe--lite;;«p;i*ieritei4:.-:WelliiigtSn; •fv ■■■■■ on -the hockeys field. :i'He has^also,' since •'; r - ( 1905,'.-been-jirontineat 'in the tennis courts,' ■■••;•■:■ and'during ■thev'seaeotf-1906 i ■.-■:;wtary:-:of ...the '"'.yi.ctoriaV:College"-" ; Tennis-,,J--;Clnb;; *In-.1908 and:;iilO9: was Gunner-, : -: ; t"-> : Tip^fdr':.the^VnienfBV'teiuus'.'''6li'ainpipii6hip, > : :/and ithir year, he "won i ib -During: .the ,:■■: years:l9o7-8-9-10 '.-:-Mr;-■:' Smith:. represented :.:. hii :,c6llege at:'the Eastei. toiirriament—in ■ -■ :1908 'ini.the.'threermile,'and:'in the'-two ': •. following'- years' ajn - the' mile and 'i'three- :-.' nUle-races. :;/'.;:Ci:^\: ; , ••-.■. : -